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Where to find White-crowned Sparrow in October
within 25 miles of Santa Barbara County, CA, USA

This page shows which locations in the selected region historically had the highest probability of a checklist including White-crowned Sparrow in October. Because some locations may be undersampled, the results are sorted based on a confidence score which takes into account how many samples are available. The bar chart shows how the probability of observing this species varies over the year.

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Rank Map Pics Location Distance Observed Sampled Frequency Confidence
1 Jalama Beach County Park 23.2 36 46 78.3% 64.4%
2 Pismo SB--Oceano Campground 20.6 402 625 64.3% 60.5%
3 Rancho Sisquoc Winery (restricted access) 14.1 9 10 90.0% 59.6%
4 Arroyo Grande Creek-Lower 19.7 19 24 79.2% 59.5%
5 Huasna Road 19.5 11 13 84.6% 57.8%
6 Pismo Preserve 24.2 11 13 84.6% 57.8%
7 Dangermond Preserve--Cojo Bay Road Arroyos (restricted access) 24.8 5 5 100.0% 56.6%
8 Santa Maria Cemetery 6.5 7 8 87.5% 52.9%
9 Vandenberg Village--golf course The Mission Club (restricted) 9.1 13 17 76.5% 52.7%
10 Jim May Park (fmr River Oaks Park) 9.2 41 65 63.1% 50.9%
11 Santa Maria Country Club (restricted access) 4.4 17 24 70.8% 50.8%
12 Barka Slough 5.3 7 9 77.8% 45.3%
13 River View Park and Santa Ynez Valley Botanic Garden (Santa Barbara Co.) 21.3 7 9 77.8% 45.3%
14 Ocean Beach County Park 13.3 110 213 51.6% 45.0%
15 Preisker Park 9.7 15 23 65.2% 44.9%
16 Pasadera Homes Pond 9.7 3 3 100.0% 43.8%
17 Brown Road at Corralitos Canyon 10.3 5 6 83.3% 43.6%
18 Jalama Road 23.0 8 11 72.7% 43.4%
19 Oso Flaco Lake (not for beach/ocean) 15.8 159 332 47.9% 42.6%
20 Zaca Creek Golf Course Parking Area 21.9 6 8 75.0% 40.9%
21 La Purisima Mission State Historic Park 11.9 14 23 60.9% 40.8%
22 Meadow Creek/Monarch Butterfly Preserve 22.1 22 43 51.2% 36.8%
23 Rancho Guadalupe Dunes Park--from entrance to sand plant 12.4 9 15 60.0% 35.7%
24 Orcutt Community Park 2.1 7 11 63.6% 35.4%
25 Halcyon 19.5 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
26 Palmer Rd 9.2 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
27 Elm Street Park/Soto Sports Complex 20.4 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
28 Maramonte Park 4.7 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
29 Lopez Lake 23.9 13 25 52.0% 33.5%
30 Los Flores Ranch Open Space 7.0 5 8 62.5% 30.6%
31 Waller Park 4.2 26 62 41.9% 30.5%
32 Jack O'Connell Park 10.9 14 30 46.7% 30.2%
33 Sisquoc River at Tepusquet Rd 11.4 3 4 75.0% 30.1%
34 Chumash Park--Pismo Beach 22.3 3 4 75.0% 30.1%
35 Jalama Road--Hwy 1 to Jalama Saddle 20.0 3 4 75.0% 30.1%
36 San Miguelito Road at Sudden Road 18.9 4 6 66.7% 30.0%
37 Oso Flaco Creek Mouth/Beach 16.4 14 31 45.2% 29.2%
38 North Blosser Rd. Flood Control Pond 9.4 7 13 53.8% 29.1%
39 Foxen Canyon Rd (south of Zaca Station Rd. crossing) 21.0 7 13 53.8% 29.1%
40 Renwick Avenue 13.1 7 13 53.8% 29.1%
41 Biddle County Park 23.3 8 17 47.1% 26.2%
42 River Park (SBA Co.) 13.2 10 23 43.5% 25.6%
43 Pismo SB--North Beach Campground 22.2 9 21 42.9% 24.5%
44 Los Alamos--Wastewater Treatment Plant (8690 Bell Street) 11.3 5 10 50.0% 23.7%
45 Santa Maria WTP 7.5 7 16 43.8% 23.1%
46 Santa Maria River Estuary (SLO Co.) 13.8 7 16 43.8% 23.1%
47 Nipomo Regional Park 13.2 3 5 60.0% 23.1%
48 Mentone Basin Park 20.7 20 64 31.2% 21.2%
49 Vandenberg AFB--north inland (restricted access) 6.3 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
50 Vandenberg AFB--Point Pedernales (restricted access) 19.6 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
51 Mesa Road Trilogy 13.5 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
52 Upper Lopez Canyon Rd. 24.7 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
53 Arroyo Grande Creek mouth 20.1 15 47 31.9% 20.4%
54 Zaca Station Rd. 20.4 9 25 36.0% 20.2%
55 Ira Lease Park 22.7 12 36 33.3% 20.2%
56 Los Alamos Park 12.6 5 12 41.7% 19.3%
57 Pismo Creek mouth 22.5 20 71 28.2% 19.0%
58 lower Figueroa Mountain Rd. (between SR 154 and Birabent Cyn.) 22.6 4 9 44.4% 18.9%
59 Riverbend Park 12.2 3 6 50.0% 18.8%
60 Floradale x Central Ag Fields (restricted access) 12.7 5 13 38.5% 17.7%
61 Guadalupe Pasture (restricted access) 11.2 8 25 32.0% 17.2%
62 Graciosa Rd--south of Rice Ranch Rd (public part only) 0.5 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
63 Point Sal Trail 10.6 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
64 VSFB--Cocheo Park (restricted access) 8.7 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
65 A St. ponds 5.9 6 20 30.0% 14.5%
66 Santa Maria Mesa Road Ponds 10.6 6 22 27.3% 13.2%
67 Oceano County Park 20.4 10 45 22.2% 12.5%
68 Mitchell Road, Santa Maria 3.1 3 9 33.3% 12.1%
69 Margo Dodd Park 24.4 4 14 28.6% 11.7%
70 Santa Maria River Estuary (SBA Co.) 13.6 10 57 17.5% 9.8%
71 Mud Lake at Via Santa Maria 3.3 3 11 27.3% 9.7%
72 Jalama Road--Jalama Beach to Jalama Saddle 22.8 2 6 33.3% 9.7%
73 Pioneer Park 2.7 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
74 Santa Ynez River at Santa Rosa Road 22.2 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
75 Pismo Beach Golf Course (Restricted Access) 21.9 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
76 Upper Los Berros Road 17.7 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
77 Lompoc Water Treatment Plant 12.7 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
78 Arroyo Grande Creek--Fair Oaks Bridge 20.0 2 7 28.6% 8.2%
79 Vandenberg Village--Moonglow Rd. Basin 10.8 2 7 28.6% 8.2%
80 Colson Canyon 16.4 2 8 25.0% 7.1%
81 Vandenberg AFB--Triangle Pond 6.2 3 15 20.0% 7.0%
82 Sweeney Rd. pullout 14.3 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
83 Beattie Park 14.7 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
84 Pismo SB--Grand Ave. access 21.7 2 11 18.2% 5.1%
85 Arroyo Grande Village 20.4 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
86 Birabent Canyon 23.7 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
87 Foxen Canyon Rd. (north of Zaca Canyon Rd. crossing) 20.5 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
88 Miguelito County Park 17.4 4 50 8.0% 3.2%
89 Vandenberg AFB--Waterfowl Natural Resources Area (restricted access) 12.6 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
90 Allan Hancock College 7.2 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
91 Mission Hills WTP 11.0 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
92 Oceano Dunes SVRA 18.0 2 46 4.3% 1.2%
93 Pismo Beach Pier 22.9 1 18 5.6% 1.0%

Created by Michael Fogleman.

Data from the eBird Basic Dataset. Version: EBD_relJan-2024. Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, New York. Jan 2024.